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MINOR MATTERS.

The Administration Entitled to No Special
Credit for Work Pensions
WAsHINGToN. Nov. 24.-''I can't see what
there is in the work which has been performed
By the present administration the pension Of
fee TO give General Black grounds on which to
boast" said Mr. E. G. Rathbone. of Hamilton,
O., to your correspondent the other day. Mr.
Rath bone was. at the recent election, elected
State Senator as a Republican by 1880 majority,
in a district that usually gives 1000 for the
Democratic candidate. Up to March. 1855, he
was chief of the special examining division of
the Pension Office, and organized the system
which has served since his departure from OFF,
late. When l took charge OF
the special examining DIVISION" con-
finued Mr.. Rathbone, There we're on file abont
e.. 900 applications for pensions. When l WAS
relieved from the position as an official partisan
there were less than 5000 applications file.
The very complete system of special examine
tions and order of business which has been kept
10 fully established. There has been no
departure from the old way of doing the work,
md if General Black has succeeded In clearing
off the files, and can allow disallow pension
claim quickly he advertses, the work Is
due Republican organization and not to
Democratic system or industry wooden man
could have accom- plished all that has been done,
simply because the machinery put il mo-
ton, ana it only required routine work.
Mr.. Rathbone is one of the shrewdest and
most perseverIng Republicans in Ohio; his re-
markedly successful race for the State Senate
has given him the decided lead for Congress,
and it is altogether probable that he will not
only be the candidate next year. but that he
will be elected. He has no hesitancy in declar-
ing that the civil-service policy of the present
administration is a fraud, and that the success
Of the civil-service reform as outlined by the
law is a debatable question.
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Judge Lochrane's Cigars.

a.
We once heard an excellent physician say that
he knew what impairment OF the nerves. mus
cles and other faculties might come from much
smoking, but he would give it up if the
angel Gabriel were to make special request to
that effect. Prince Bismarck is a great smoker,
and one occasion, when about to light his
cheroot, observed to friend that "the value of
good cigar is best understood when it is the
last you possess, and there is chance of get
ting another" This reminds us of anecdote
the late Judge Lochrane used to tell on himself
~ was journeying." he said, between Augusta
and Atlanta with Judge -. AS | smoked one
cigar after another, handed the mate almost
automatically to my travelling companion. who
put the weeds l gave him into the upper pocket
of his vest. When we reached Stone Mountain,
/ felt in my pocket for a cigar, but none
could be found. The desire 20 smoke growing
by the prohibition from exhaustion of the sup
ply, provoked me to exclaim euphaticaly: Il
would give So for a cigar this very minute
Judge - pulled out the half dozen had given
him from time to time, and said: Lochrane.
you take your pick of these at the
ramedp We never could get the Judge to tell
whether ne put up the funds not for the
desired cigars A short time before his death
Judge Lochrane. for noble purpose, abandoned
the of all liquid stmulants, but clunR to his
tabacco habit. He liked the best of tobacco,
but heard of his paying for cigars at
the rate of S. apiece.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Two returned refugees and two children were
attacked by yellow fever at Tampa. Fla, yester-
day. There was death. DR. Wall warns
refugees not to return until notified, which will
be as soon as the present cases terminate.
Judge C. b. Grant, of Detroit Mich, called
meeting of saloon Keepers, Wednesday, and read
to them the liquor laws He told them the acts
passed to be obeyed in his district, and said
offenders would be dealt with strictly in accord
ance with the letter.
Mrs Esther c. Post. wife of George I. Post.
dead in bath-tub in her home at st Louis
early Wednesday morning The lady had APP
peared to be afflicted with melancholia, and it is
thought she committed suicide.
Mrs. Salt, of Lawrence, Kan, q German
woman. who for the past four weeks has re-
fused to eat, died last evening at o'clock All
efforts to induce her to take food proved unsuc-
cessful. When any spoke to her she would an
Swer In quotations from the Bible.
James Malley, one of the young who fig
ured in the Jennie Cramer murder case at New
Haven. is now accused by. a young woman of
Kingston. Pa. of running her. and of giving her
medicine for criminal purposes The accused is
now physician at Kingston, and his latest vic
tim is not expected to recover
A suit that has for its object taxation of stocks
and bonds of railroads and other corporations
operated in Ohio and other States in the hands
of Buckeye citizens. was commenced Wednes
day in the Supreme Court. If successful. the
suit will be the means of relieving the present
taxpayers to the extent of millions of dollars.
l.. K. Shaw, a farmer living four miles south
west of Romeo. Macomb county, Michigan, went
to Romeo on Wednesday and received 5000 for
that night. search was made for him and his
body was found yesterday in piece of woods,
about four miles from Romeo, in a direction
different from that to his home
Frank Feycht of Dayton. O.. ex-street COM
missioner, cut artery in his left wrist. yester
day, with suicidal intent, using razor. The
surgeons arrived in time to check the flow of
blood, but later in the day, while struggling
with his nurses from the effects of drinking. the
wounds were torn open. and he is in a critical
condition He has wife and two children.
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ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Synopsis of the Law Under Which the Elec-
tions Are Held in Great Britain.

Synopsis of the Law Under Which the Elec-
tions Are Held n Great Britain.
Milwaukee sentinel
The expensiveness of cleo tons is constantly
increasing in this country. and steps have
been suggested to correct the tendency. The
English have wrestled with the problem and
within a few years have made an enormous re-
duction in the cost of elections. A reform was
imperatlvely demanded, owing to the open
bribery which defeated fair expression of
opinion. In 1880 the cost OF the general
election was $50. 100000 OF course no such
amount of money could be used for legitimate
expenses but only for bribery. In 1883 Parlia-
nent passed q comprehensive law TO prevent
election bribery and corruption. 1t has sue
ceeded, perhaps too WE'LL that Is to say, members
of Parliament have been unseated technical
constructions without having, in fact, violated
the spirit of the law.
This act prescribes q penalty for bribery,
which term is applied to the giving or lenuiug
or agreeing TO give or lend money or anything
of value official or personal influence by the
candidate or his agents. One member was I'M
seated because. some time after the election, he
promised one of his voters the loan of an agri-
cultural implement. 1t Is bribery when ANY
pssson, who either himself by proxy, either
before, 6ursg or after the election. directly or
indirectly. gives. provides, or pays for either
wholly, or ip part. any meat drink, entertain
ment or PROVISION. to or for persons enti-
tied to Vote A candidate or his agent is not
allowed to convey to pay for the conveyance
of a voter to the polls mo payment or prom
isss of payment may be made on account of
bons or any other marks of distinction. nor
may the latter be distributed gratis"
The candidate for Parliament must name one
person act as his agent, giving public notice
of mis- name and address No agent election
clerk is allowed TO vote All the campaign and
election expenses must be paid through this
agent. who must keep an account by items for
examination, both the candidate and agent
swearing to the accuracy of the account. The
amount OF money that may De expended by any
candidate is liked by law, including the pay
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Indiana Pensions.

Washington Special.
Pensions have been granted to the following
aamed Indianians
Widow OF Enoch Taylor, West Middiet on;
isaiah j. Shafer. Indianapolis: Henry Struble,
afauckport; Samuel Johns Lakeside; Robert
Linn, Shelburn; Wilson Hamilton, Anderson;
solo1non Beach, Nashville Willet Ham. Stan
iord Albert Tucker, Goesse; Joseph Bell, Bean
Blossom; John Coleman, Connersgie; James
5Daulding, Edwardsport; George Magee, Willow
Branch; James Simmis. BrookvIlle; Andrew
Stakebock, Winchester: Frank Littlejohn. In
annapolis; James Addison. Indiana polls; Eman-
ael Williamson, kouts; George Sanders. VOL
eottville; Elisha Lee, Fort Riner; John Hillen-
Daniel Greenstaff, Mountain Spring; Abraham
Williams. Wabash Charles Knight 1ndianapo-
lis; Marcellus Walker Fo-tville; Jacob Pyeatte,
Marion; James Murphy, Seliersburg; Nathaniel
Gable, Portland: Andrew Miller. Brooklyn; VIM.
Martin Evansville; Stephen Wiley, MONTPELIER
father OF John Covert, Jeffersonville; minor of
Robert Coleman, Shelbyviile; widow of Thomas
Parsons DUBOIS; widow of Martin Duck, Gar
rett; widow of John Raymond. South Bend;
widow of John Read. Mount Vernon; Noah Coy,
Hillham; Solomon Summers, Albino; David
Walker, Salem; Armstrong Hughes, Corydon;
Matthew Watt. Otisco; James Eads. ReelsvIlle;
elijah Brock Riley; Hiram Wittor Greensburg
Timothy CARRIER Waleottville; Henry Smith,
Indianapolis; Benjamin Elwood Elbefied
Thomas Peck Madison; James Carpenter, Indi-
anapoIs; John Hullibarger. Bracken; Frederick
Mangoid Indianapolis; John Francis New Al
bany; SIlas Billiard, Valparaiso; John knight,
TenuIson. Cross Plains; Robert Smith. Nash
rSle; Peter Hoffman, Rochester; Eli Phillips,
HobDs; James Hornsher, Hope; John Yeager,
Bunker Hill,
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Charged with Arson.

CAIRO. Ill. Nov. 24.-The negro Hudson, of
Mound City, who was charged with setting the
Lawler House fire. ana from which the de-
strnctive fire on Monday occurred brought
10 this oity this ,nornino'for ssfekeeplng BIZ the
sheriff of Pulaski county. Hudson made
fession 70 the effect that Mrs. Lawler the for
mer iandlady of the LAWYER House, had given
h. II SIS 10 set fire to the LAWYER House for the
p;Irposs of burning out a rival hotel next door.
Mrs. Lawla- denies the statement of the negro,
and SAWS she drove him from her house several
times; that she had insurance on her prop
er.y ami the rivalry Of the hotels would not in
fiuence her 10 such an action. She taken
by the sheriff To- Mound City, where a prelimi-
rary hearing will be held.
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Brief Mention.

Frank Spratt. wealthy stockman of Farmer
City jumped from freight train at Danville,
Tuesday night, and was fatally injured
Heavy rain in the Centralia district has ex
tinguished the forest fires but the smoke
mains so dense that objects at short distances
are indistinguishable.
David Gilfoil. of Lake Forest was beheaded
by a train Wednesday at a crossing
Waukegan. His buggy was reduced to splinters,
while the horse escaped.
The Rillsboro Mining Company which COM
menced the work of sinking a coal shaft, last
summer, reached eeht-foot vein of coal
Thursday night at depth of 446 feet.
The Champaign Congregational Church have
extended a unanimous call to Rev. L. S. Griggs,
OF Terryville, Conn. to fill the passionate made
vacant by the death of Rev. w. G. Pierce Mr..
Griggs is highly recommended from his old
home, where he held a long pastorate.
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
Frey Returns to Wabash-Boy Killed While
Playing Brakeman-Notes and Gleanings
INDIANA.
New Castle Brighten ed from Its Propriety by
the Finding of a Bomb.

New Castle Frightened from Its Propriety by
the Finding of a Bomb.
Special to the Indianapolis Journe.
NEW CASTLE. Nov 24-Quise sensation was
created in this city this morning by the discov-
cry of what appeared to be deadly dynamite
bomb, lying by the door OF the treasurers Office
n the courthouse hall. The missile was a
piece of gas-pIpe twelve inches long and two
inches in diameter, securely plugged and packed.
with piece of fuse protruding from one end.
which had been partially burned. The missile
was not critically examined, and its contents are
not known. but the fuse attached is genuine.
and the construction of the article is evidence
that it was manufactured by some one who'll Is IA
miiiar with the nature and use OF the destructive
bomb. Whether the affair was perpetrated as
joke. the work of some with evil intent is
not known, but 1t is generally regarded as the
work of a crank The matter is being investi-
gated, and effort will be made to discover
and punish the perpetrator of the act
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General Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24--General Hovey, Rep
reser tative-elect for the First Indiana district
has arrived for the session and taken quarters at
2l5 East Capitol street. Indiana Republicans and
ali VINO know General Hovey personally antici-
pate for him brilliant record in Congress. He
cores with a prestige which gives him influence
at the nntset.
Jno. W. Heath of Lafayette: George G. Reil-
IT, of Vincennes and s. J. Richie. of Indiana,
Lbaitt.
Samuel D. Luclzett. of Corydon. chief OF the
division of appeals of the General Land Office.
northeast
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health I'M THE Bread.

food is that which, while prepared in the
appetizng FORM also the most wholesome and nutritious
should nessary sacrifice the whoesomeness
of an aroi make it palatable, nor as
often .sse should be compelled to take
bread bereft of it's appetzing qualities
order avoid injury to digestive organs
The Royal Baking Powder possesses peculiar quality
by any other leavening agent that applies
directly this subject 1t provides bread biscuit cake,
mufins rolls which may be eaten when hot without
inconvenience by persons of the most delicate digestive
organs persons necessary raised
yeast should lose it's freshness
it can be with safety The distressing results
follow from eating biscuit cake pastry etc. raised by the
cheap inferior baking powders that contain lime alum
phosphates or adulterants The muffin
and delicious hot gddle cakes raised by the Royal
Baking Powder wholesome and digestible
soup meat, any other food
Another greatly superior quality possessed by the
Royal Baking Powder is that by which the of
bread by the mechanical operation of the gas without fer
mentation Yeast and all baking powders that produce
eavenne gas by fermentation well known, destroy
portion of the nuve elements of the flour particu-
ary which the most heahful and the greatest
aids to perfect assimilation of the food. The Royal
Baking Powder while perfectly leavening, retains
change impairment all those elements which
literally the "staf Of life'' =
No leavenn aent or baking powder, EXCEPT the Roys
Rafug Powder, possesses these great qualifications
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ILLINOIS.
The Drought in and About National Pros
porous Season for WeIi-Diggers.

The Drought in and About MattoOn-A Pros
porous Season for WeIl-Diggers.
Special to the JpdianaDols journal
NATION. Nov. 24-Ran began falling in
this city early Wednesday morning in good. old
fashioned style, and has continued since, with
slight interruptions Since June last crops. veg
citation and live stock have suffered for the want
OF an ample supply of water, three-fourths of
the shallow wells which have served in ordinary
seasons of frequent showers, having been drained
long ago. Naturally this section of the State
is the best watered of any IN the
world: but in places it requires wells dug or
bored from forty to sixty feet and in instances
even to greater depth, to obtain an abundance
for use upon the highly productive farms
Usually the rainfall is copous that shallow
wells are sufficient to catch and hold sufficient
supply from shower to shower the water dis
tills through the yellow clay. but in many in
stances during the past six months farmers
have suffered from a scarcity of this most nee
essary article, some hauling from neghboring
springs and uever-failiug wells for quite
dist continuously since last June.
Crops were shortened by the dry weather, but
the shortage caused the price to advance. 80 that
the farmer makes just about as much money as
usual The well-jiggers have been busy for
months. and where proper depths have been
reached IN nearly every instance an ample sup
ply of water has been obtained. All manner OF
well-dieging and boring apparatus has been in
great demand. from the raw lflSnmau TO an
inch and-a half augur patent tile curling, sew
tile and common tile of various sizes being
used for casing; and still the continued cry
among the farmers is for more well-diegers.
Good veins of water most generally found
in the yellow clay. At from fifteen to twenty five
feet, and below this depth through the blue
clay, there strata of sand and gravel,
through which flow inexhaustbe veins of
purest water There has not been half the sick
ness usual in wet seasons of past years. though
there are q few cases OF typhoid fever.
Not chill has been heard OF
this fall, and .'buck ager' is becoming a
stranger. Mattoon's public water supply is pure
and never-failing. having been fully tested dur
ing the heavy demands made upon the water
works the past dry season. 1t is obtained from
stratum o. sand and gravel forty five feet under
ground and is as good for domestic purposes
average well water.
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How to Select a Wife.

Good health, good morals, good sense and good
temper the four essentials for a good WIFE
These are the indispensabes. After them come
the minor advantages of good looks, accomplish
ments. family position etc With the first four
married life will be comfortable and happy
Lacking either, It will be III more or less degree
failure. Upon good health depends largely
good temper aud good looks, ana TO some extent
good sense. also the best mind must be af-
fected more or less by the weaknesses and whims
attendant on fraii health. Young man. if your
wife Is falling into state of invalidism first OF
all things try to restore her health. If she liz
troubled with facilitating female Weaknesses
bny DR. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. It will
cure her.
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Rain Gladdens Miners and Operators.

PITTsBURG, Nov. PA steady rain all day
gladdened the hearts of the coal operators
and miners along the Monongahela riv er, and
gave renewed homes of a rise in the rivers suf-
eight or ten million bushels of coal lying in the
harbor and pools. There have been no ship
ments to the lower ports since last June, and
the mines have been closed account of
scarcity of craft and all the boats being loaded.
The enforced idleness has caused great suffering
among the 1000 miners in the valley. and large
numbers have gone to other fields in quest of
employment.
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Guiteau Was Ready to Lecture

Plymouth On. ~ Record. Nov. 10.
The original of the following letter from the
assassin of President Garfield is in the posses
sion of Mr.. NJ N. DAVIS, president of the Penn.
ieswasset Mutual Relief Association, of this
city. It given to the gentleman who gave
it to Mr.. Davis by Charles Reed, Guiteau's law
YER
[Strictly Private.
Mr.. Reed-I viii give you s. Mr.. Merrick s. Judge
Butler & Judge Magrnder my note payable one year
hence for 50, 900 each If you get out of here.
think you do it the ground of non jurisdiction
of the court have just written to my brother to
make this offer to General Butler and & Judge Ma
& depend on you to secure Mr. Merrick. Please
cali with Mr. Merrick without delay. 1 presume L
could make $50 600 next winter lecturing if I could
get out of this. have offer of $500 per night
for six nights from Boston Yours truly,
~ CHARLES GUITEAU.
L. S. JAIL. Washington. D. c. Feb II, 80.
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lost their lives by the burning Of the old Hol-
lingsworth House, of which they were inmates.
Whether the fire was the work of an incendiary
caught from u detective f1ue is unknown, but
there is In Bro wing strong suspicion that the
building was fired byd an incendiary The
building was occupied by two or three families
and in the southeast corner room a small
stock of groceries. The1fre was not discovered
until the building was almost consumed, entirely
too late render assistance Chas. Fackler
was about twenty four years old The charred
remains OF Mr. Facker and wife were recov
cred from the ruins this morning, but the babes
hodu MT foupd
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Run Down and Killed by a Train.

BosToN, Nov pa team attached to a car
riage containing Patrick D. German, William
and Charles Hannon and Joseph l.. Burke. was
driven through the safety gates at the Boston s.
Albany crossing at West Newton. this AFTERNOON.
The team gained the track, and the horses be-
coming uncon trolable, turned and followed the
rails end the wagon and its occupants were
quickly overtaken by a train which crashed into
the rear of the vehicle, killing the two lannon's,
fatally injurng Burke and badly bruising Cor
man. The carriage was demolished and the
horses had to be shot.
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ment for ballot boxes. and ballots. and the cost
of polling stations. For instance, he is allowed
TO pay no more than $50 per Thousand for
printing ballots. no more than % for ballot
nov or 81 when il is rented, etc The penalties
for the violation of the law sn severe and de.
lection is SO certain that election bribery as we
know it has entirely disappeared. The cost or
elections has been reduced fully three-fourths
1881
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Obituary..

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. No-. 24.-Robert Archi-
bald an old and respected citizen. dropped dead
to-day. He was a gallant soldier
Mrs. John lowering died this afternoon. The
deceased was the mother of Frank lowering,
late of Indianapolis.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24-John Rice. a well-known
minstrel, died at rhe county hospital, last night,
of consumption. He will be buried by the Chi
cngo lodge of Elks. He had been in the hos
pital four months. He had no relatives in Chi
cage but his friends think he had sister living
somewhere in the United States.
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Atlanta Possibilities.

Kansas City Journal
Mr. Henry Grady and Captain Howell, of th g
Atlanta Constitution divided against each
other on the prohibition question, and each
prints his arguments in the Constitution under
the head Communicated" The discussion is
growing rather warm. and we expect ere long to
see something like this in the Constitution:
Communicated.
Captain How ell liar.
Communicated.l
Mr.. Grady is another
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Fuel Gas for ST. I,ouis

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 24.-Parties from Pennsyl-
vania have arrived in this city for the purpose of
organizing big company to operate a fuel-gas
plant The plan is to manufacture gas at a CEN
trail point in the coal district of Illinois, just
of this city, and bring it here in pipes. 1t is
pected that million more dollars will be ex-
pended in the enterprise